Books Inc., which currently operates 11 bookstores in the Bay Area, filed a petition for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 20 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of ...

California-based Books Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in January, is now seeking bankruptcy court approval to be bought by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million, according to a press ...

Bay Area indie Books Inc. has launched a one-month, $100,000 fundraising campaign for its 501(c)3 literacy nonprofit, Reading Bridge. Last month, Books Inc. filed for voluntary reorganization in the U ...

The Bay Area's oldest independent bookseller on Tuesday announced it has filed for bankruptcy. Books Inc. announced on its website that it filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter ...

Books Inc., which bills itself as the oldest bookseller in the West, is heading into new hands. The 174-year-old California-based chain filed a motion in bankruptcy court to sell its assets to an ...

About five years after COVID-19 first erupted in the U.S., Books Inc. joins the list of retailers that have cited pandemic-driven revenue losses and changes in consumer buying patterns as issues that ...

Berkeley’s Books Inc. recently announced their official closing date as Feb. 9 due to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and “restructuring” as a result of a significant decrease in business after the ...

Shoppers browse at Books Inc.’s Mountain View location in 2017. While the Bay Area chain’s Berkeley story is expected to close, all other locations are currently set remain operational. Photo by ...

(BCN) — The oldest independent bookstore company in the Bay Area said Tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy. Books Inc. announced it filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in U.S ...